Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special BehaviorsHabits: Males call 2-4 m high in the vegetation along rainforest streams and are usually rather difficult to see. One couple from Vohiparara laid a clutch of dark eggs.

Calls: A series of 11-47 very short, unharmonious notes.

Trends and ThreatsNear Threatened: extent of occurrence is probably not much greater than 20,000 km2, and the extent and quality of its habitat are probably declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for vulnerable. It occurs in Parc National d'Andringitra and Parc National de Ranomafana (Nussbaum et al. 2008).

Possible reasons for amphibian decline

General habitat alteration and lossHabitat modification from deforestation, or logging related activitiesIntensified agriculture or grazingUrbanizationHabitat fragmentation

Written by Miguel Vences and Frank Glaw (m.vences AT tu-bs.de), Assistant Professor and Curator of Vertebrates at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Zoological Museum at the University of AmsterdamFirst submitted 2000-10-24Edited by Henry Zhu (2009-05-05)